Took some profits on several miners this afternoon ( Endeavour Silver, Silvercrest, OceanaGold ); sold most of my Caliber Gold over the last two days. Still in Argonaut Gold ( around my 5th trade on it in recent months ) and Fortuna Silver which I want to dump ( it's been hovering underwater for no reason now just under my buy price ). Overall the gold miners have done really well and the silver miners were disappointing ( Silver at $24 should have had more impact ).
Still something to watch the metals are moving into heady territory.
Follow up I got burned on Fortuna having a permit issue in Mexico but I took a shot after the big drop doubling my position and got out at a much lower loss on the partial rebound. Miners with such issues to be avoided short term. The initial down move seems like an overreaction though but it does explain why Fortuna struggled to go up with the others before news ( insiders ? ). Even on a solid trend the stocks tend to alternate between good and bad days so taking profits
I went back into Copper miners the last two days ( Taseko Mining, Copper Mountain ) and it paid off Friday. Sold all at a nice profit rebought some Taseko late day. Added Argonaut Gold, Calibre Gold, and OceanaGold when they stopped dropping from the highs ( profit taking by the market ). Basically playing daily ranges with an eye on the commodity prices still quite bullish. Monday's are often bullish for Gold/Silver. Net result I am overweight Gold miners, no Silver miners, small weighting Copper ( Taseko half position, plus a junior gamble I've been holding for a while ). There are almost always pullbacks on these miners even on strong trends so it has to be traded.
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